“I trained in a proper way and I’d really like to be competitive” Lampre Merida had a near-anonymous Tour de France but is aiming to bounce back from that in the Vuelta a España, with Michele Scarponi saying he intends […]
Briton says question marks exist over other nominations claimed by election rival Responding to today’s announcement from Swiss Cycling that it has withdrawn its nomination of Pat McQuaid, his rival for the UCI presidency Brian Cookson has said the news […]
Blow to current president’s re-election chances, Fuller calls for him to abandon campaign Confirming the news reported here yesterday, Swiss Cycling has announce this morning that it has decided to rescind the nomination of UCI President Pat McQuaid, who had […]
Breakaway stays away despite late effort from Peter Sagan to hold his lead Mathias Frank’s (BMC Racing) best-ever season continued in the 2013 USA Pro Challenge as the Swiss rider took the second stage between Aspen and Breckenridge. As one […]
Theo Bos to be Dutch team’s sprinter in third Grand Tour Belkin Pro Cycling’s Bauke Mollema will lead the Dutch team in its second straight Grand Tour as he lines up at the start of the Vuelta a España on […]
McQuaid will face legal challenge over Moroccan and Thai nominations Two days before an arbitration tribunal was due to hear a case into Swiss Cycling’s nomination of Pat McQuaid for a third term as UCI President, that federation has decided […]
Colombian to be supported by compatriot Rigoberto Urán in Spanish tour Sergio Henao will get the chance to lead the Sky Procycling team in a Grand Tour for the first time, as he starts the Vuelta a España on Saturday, […]
No positive tests from this year’s Tour, retrospective tests may still be carried out The UCI’s Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation stated on Tuesday that the samples analysed at this year’s Tour de France have shown no signs of the use of […]
Australian wants to pick up a stage win somewhere between start in Galicia and finale in Madrid Already a stage winner in the Giro d’Italia this year, Adam Hansen sets out in what is his seventh Grand Tour in a […]
Management rue ‘sad day’ for team and for cycling Confirming what was reported today in the Basque media, the Euskaltel Euskadi team has formally announced that it has begun the process of winding up the team, although it commits to […]
BMC Racing Team and UnitedHealthcare podium finishers beaten by Sagan, will keep trying They were the riders who were closest to denying Peter Sagan his stage win on day one of the USA Pro Challenge, but who came up short […]
Riders, staff learn that there’s no hope of a turnaround After almost two decades of involvement in the sport, the Basque Euskaltel Euskadi team is set to close its doors at the end of the season, with no solution being […]
Butler dreaming of top ten for Champion System The busiest racing month of the calendar has been just as hectic for the Colombia professional cycling team, having put up fronts in the Tours of Poland, Burgos, and the Tour de […]
Former Tour de France stage winner returns to high level competition with African squad Having already found success with one former T-Mobile/Highroad rider in Milan Sanremo winner Gerald Ciolek, the MTN Qhubeka team has now signed another who competed with […]
Sanchez backed by Nieve, Anton, Martinez and Landa in possibly its last grand tour Euskaltel-Euskadi is sending a squad to the Vuelta a España that could contend for stage victories, as well as the overall title, when the race begins […]
Belkin team played important role in animating WorldTour race He started the race as defending champion and while he was able to take over the leader’s jersey in his hometown of Vlijmen on day four, Lars Boom ultimately had to […]
“We don’t have any reasons why we shouldn’t think about fighting for the overall win with Alejandro” The Movistar team has thrown its full weight behind Alejandro Valverde, last year’s runner-up, believing that he can head to the Vuelta a […]
Briton rules out ever targeting a Grand Tour again Saying that he has already decided on a path back to being a heavier track rider and thus turned away from thoughts of ever winning the Tour de France – or […]
